26th constitutional amendment challenged in SC
Pakistan
Plea requests court to declare sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 22 of amendment void
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The 26th constitutional amendment has been challenged in the Supreme Court's Lahore Registry.
The federal government and the Ministry of Law have been made parties in the petition. The petitioner has argued that preventing a specific bench from hearing certain cases obstructs the judiciary's independence.
The petitioner further states that setting a principle for the appointment of judges from the three most senior judges and requiring retirement before the age of 65 undermines the judiciary's autonomy.
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Additionally, the extension of the chief election commissioner until a new commissioner is appointed is described as undemocratic and against the constitution.
The petition requests the court to declare sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 22 of the amendment unconstitutional and void, and to suspend the gazetted notification of the 26th constitutional amendment.
